Fetterman faces wave of staff departures following centrist rebrand
By
Samantha-Jo Roth
March 29, 2024 6:21 pm
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Three of freshman Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) top communications staffers have recently resigned as the Pennsylvania senator continues to break with his party’s hard Left over hot-button issues.
According to reporting from the Philadelphia Inquirer, deputy communications director Nick Gavio’s last day in the office is Friday. His departure follows the resignations of Fetterman’s former communications director Joe Calvello and press aide Emma Mustion earlier this month.
Calvello now works for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, while Gavio is jumping over to join the Working Families Party, both far more progressive workplaces. Mustion left Fetterman’s office to work on the reelection campaign of the other Pennsylvania senator, Bob Casey (D-PA).
Fetterman has faced growing criticism over his staunch support for Israel and calls for Democrats to engage in tougher immigration laws, putting him at odds with members of his party. During his 2022 campaign, the Pennsylvania senator campaigned as a progressive outsider. He was endorsed by progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and had previously supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) 2016 presidential run.
However, during a December interview with NBC News, the first-term senator proudly declared he was not a progressive.
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